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Homa Bay official calls for stiffer penalties against rape cases

Homa Bay County Commissioner David Kipkemei (centre) with Rangwe MP Lilian Gogo and her Karachuonyo counterpart Adipo Okuome. Kipkemei wants cases of defilement concluded quickly to discourage the vice. [James Omoro, Standard]

Homa Bay County Commissioner David Kipkemei wants cases of defilement concluded quickly to discourage the vice in the county. 

Speaking at Aoch Muga Primary School where he presided over closure of a football tournament organized by Rangwe MP Lilian Gogo, Kipkemei said he will hold talks with Judiciary officials in the county to ensure the cases are handled quickly.

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